True Blood may be dead, but is it really gone? Join the Development Hell podcast as they unearth the unmade Alan Ball's HBO Max True Blood reboot with returning guest judge Sharai Bohannon.

Works cited:

TVLINE, 2023

TVLINE, 2022

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On the first-ever review episode of Development Hell, join host Josh Korngut as gives significant updates on his previous WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY episode. Unearth Josh's surprising connection to this viral bloodbath and listen to his in-depth film review.

Warning: there are spoilers ahead!

Today's special guest is Jules Bruyn (Instagram).

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On today's bonus episode, we sit down with writer/director Carter Smith to unpack his nightmarish backwoods queer horror release SWALLOWED.

In SWALLOWED, after a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller. 

You can watch SWALLOWED right now on digital and on demand.

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Donnie Darko is more than just a sci-fi cerebral cult teen classic created by Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhall; it's a franchise, with the sequel S. Darko dropping in 2009. On today's episode of the podcast, guest Sharai Bohannon and host Josh Korngut unravel the philosophical world of Darko by looking at its past, present, and potential future.

Episode references:

HMV.com

ComingSoon.net

The Playlist

PopMatters, Maçek III, J.C., 2017

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Around 2006, James Wan and Stephen Susco were approached to develop a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film for Twisted Pictures. The project began to unfold into a three-picture deal, with James Wan potentially directing the first entry. Learn why this fantasy project didn't make it to cameras.

With special guests Girl, That's Scary

References:

JoBlo, 2022, Cody Hamman

Bloody Disgusting, 2022, Jason Jenkins

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The Development Hell podcast continues to discuss some of the scariest and wildest horror movies premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Midnight program. On this episode, we are joined by Dread Central news writer Sharai Bohannon to discuss INFINITY POOL & TALK TO ME.

TALK TO ME is an Australian horror title from twin brothers and co-creators Danny and Michael Philippou. They come from YouTube, their channel having millions of subscribers.

INFINITY POOL was written and directed by Canadian neo-baby Brandon Cronenberg and features experimental ultraviolence.

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For two weeks, the Development Hell podcast discusses some of the scariest and wildest horror movies premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Midnight program. On this episode, we are joined by Dread Central staff writer Chad Collins to discuss IN MY MOTHER'S SKIN and RUN RABBIT RUN.

IN MY MOTHER'S SKIN is a Filipino horror film by director Kenneth Dagatan. It concerns two young children forced to face a flesh-eating fairy in order to save their mother during the violent finale of World War II in the Philippines.

RAN RABBIT RUN is an Australian chiller from filmmaker Daina Reed and starring Sarah Snook of Succession fame. Concerning a mother whose young daughter starts to show signs of spooky possession and her subsequent mental unravelling.

Join us again next week as we cover two more films from the Sundance Film Festival Midnight program.

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Crack open the furnace with the Development Hell podcast as they unearth the never-made A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET prequel movie KRUEGER: THE FIRST KILLS. This was reportedly the Freddy Krueger origins film nearly created by John McNaughton (dir. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER).

Also, learn about the other Freddy Krueger origin story directed by Tobe Hooper (dir. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE) and even discover which Adam Sandler comedy was the ultimate reason KRUEGER: THE FIRST KILLS was never made.

With special guest Patrick O'Donnell.

References:

Bloody Disgusting, 2015

Bloody Disgusting, 2020

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Dive into the ooky, goopy and always pukey world of Brian Yuzna's 1989 body horror spectacular 'Society'! On this brand new episode, host Josh Korngut unearths the yet unmade sequel Society: Body Modification with shunting expert and former video store employee Perry Jackson. Discover the 2003 official sequel graphic novel Society: Party Animal and learn all that there is to know about the nightmarish process of shunting.

References:

The Horror Channel, October 2013

Horror Society, 2015

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Today's re-release covers the never made 'spreemake' to the 2006 indie meta-slasher classic BEHIND THE MASK. Our very special guest is Mary Beth McAndrews, Dread Central's content manager and all-around horror internet celeb. Tune in and listen to us unearth whatever happened to Leslie Vernon... Is unmade horror your type of thing? Subscribe to the Development Hell podcast! For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the cancelled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs Jason vs Ash! Development Hell is a proud member of the DREAD Podcast Network. Theme music by Drew Pidgeon 

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